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organize

Pronunciation: /ˈɔːg(ə)nʌɪz/
(also organise)
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Definition of organize

verb

[with object]
  • 1arrange systematically; order:organize lessons in a planned way
  • coordinate the activities of (a person or group) efficiently:she was unsuited to anything where she had to organize herself
  • form (a number of people) into a trade union or other political group:we all believed in the need to organize women
  • 2make arrangements or preparations for (an event or activity):social programmes are organized by the school
  • take responsibility for providing or arranging:Julie organized food and drink for the band
  • 3 archaic arrange or form into a living being or tissue: the soul doth organize the body

Derivatives

organizable

adjective

Origin:

late Middle English: from medieval Latin organizare, from Latin organum 'instrument, tool' (see organ)

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Definition of organize in the US English dictionary
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